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- *See previous post for cellphone footage. "Aurora Police detained and handcuffed a Black mother and several children after mistaking their SUV for a stolen motorcycle from another state. 'Why are you now placing these children on the ground face into the concrete? It's hot! In front of all of us? Screaming at them. They are telling you they are hurt,' witness Jenni Wurtz said. She says a police car slowly pulled behind the family. The officer drew their weapon on the family and ordered them out of the car. Several of the children were handcuffed. 'That makes me very mad, because I am not anti-police. I’m anti what happened yesterday, and that was ridiculous,' Wurtz said. The car the family was driving was not stolen. Police used a license plate scanner to gather information on vehicles in the area. They should have been looking for a motorcycle with the same plate from another state. [Vanessa] Wilson blamed the license plate reader but could not explain why the dozens of officers who responded did not confirm the vehicle description." "Wilson, who was named police chief on Monday night, said in an interview Tuesday she wished again to apologize to the family and that she believes officers should have changed their tactics when they realized children were in the car." Via- Jessica Porter, Denver7 @JessicaPorterTV Call Police Dispatch: (303) 627-3100 General Information: (303) 739-6000 #APDChiefWilson #AuroraPoliceDepartment #brittanygilliam #brittanygilliamfamily #aurorapd #endracism #endbigotry #endoppression #defundthepolice #endmassincarceration #endwhitesupremacy #blm #blacklivesmatter #allblacklivesmatter #justiceforelijahmcclain #justiceforbreonnataylor #justiceforgeorgefloyd #justiceforahmaudarbery #justiceforcorneliusfredericks #justiceforlionelmorris #justicefordjtarver #justiceformuhammadmuhaymin #justiceforsandrabland #justiceforatatianajefferson #sayhername #sayhisname #nojusticenopeace #thisisamerica Reposted from @_whiteprivileged_ https://www.instagram.com/p/CDfQKzEF9fY/?igshid=n74z7k5whk17

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DEMAND JUSTICE FOR ELIJAH MCCLAIN!

Elijah McClain played violin for shelter cats to keep them calm and provide them company. Because that's who he was. The police tortured and murdered him. Because that's who they are. Here are some resources you can use to demand justice for Elijah and help his family: 

SIGN THIS PETITION TO HOLD HIS MURDERERS ACCOUNTABLE 

GOFUNDME SET UP BY SHENEEN MCCLAIN (HIS MOTHER) NUMBERS YOU CAN CALL TO DEMAND ACTION: 

- Colorado Gov. Jared Polis (303) 866 2471 governorpolis@state.co.us  - Aurora Mayor Mike Coffman (303) 739 7015 mcoffman@auroragov.org - District Attorney Dave Young (303) 659 7720  - District Chief Judge Emily E. Anderson  (303) 654 3550 - Deputy City Attorney Nancy Rodgers  (303) 739 6014 - Aurora Police Chief Vanessa Wilson (303) 739 7720) - press 1 for english then 0# to contact a specific person

BLOW THEM UP ON SOCIAL MEDIA:

Use these tags and handles on Twitter when demanding justice for Elijah: @GovofCO @AuroraMayorMike @AuroraPD @APDChiefWilson @leslieherod @ProgressNowCO @AuroraGov @AuroraFireDpt  #JusticeForElijahMcClain #AuroraPoliceDepartment #SayHisName

WHAT YOU CAN SAY:

“I am calling on the behalf of Elijah McClain. We demand that officers Nathan Woodyard, Jason Rosenblatt, Randy Roedema, Matthew Green and Sgt. Dale Leonard of the Aurora Police Department, Lt. Peter Chichuniec and Medic Jeremy Cooper of Aurora Fire Rescue are fired immediately to provide remedy to Elijah’s family. We DEMAND justice for Elijah McClain. 

We demand that you support SB20-217 (The Police Accountability and Integrity Act) in order to protect black and brown lives. End qualified immunity.”

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Colorado Cops Under Investigation After Mistaking Black Family’s Vehicle As Stolen

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Brittney Gilliam likely has a lawsuit on her hands after police in Aurora, Colo. treated her and four minors like brazen criminals from a Grand Theft Auto session. According to local reports, members of the Aurora Police Department, already in hot water over the questionable death of Elijah McCain, made an error in detained the woman and her family in a situation that should have been handled with professionalism instead of carelessness.

Local outlet 9NEWS reports that Gilliam was out and about with her younger sister, her daughter, and two nieces to enjoy a spa day at a local nail salon. Upon arriving at the establishment this past Sunday, they discovered that the salon was closed and thought they’d just be going about the rest of their day.

Instead, APD swooped down on Gilliam and the girls after her vehicle was reported as stolen. According to reports and eyewitness video, the officers found that the stolen vehicle report, a motorcycle we should add, matched the same license plate number but not the correct state. A group of people can’t ride a motorcycle unless we’re talking about circus performers, so again, why was this the response?

The children that accompanied Gilliam had an age range of 6-17, with officers placing some of the girls in handcuffs face down on blazing hot concrete. In the 9NEWS report, Gillam gave an account that should have been a far smoother confrontation.

“He’s like something about the car being reported stolen,” Gilliam shared. “And I’m like, ‘This happened months ago, you guys cleared it. We got to pick up the car the next day, the very next day, so I’m not understanding what’s going on.'”

Gilliam informed the outlet that her car was stolen earlier in the year, and thought that administrative detail was long settled since last February.

“There’s no excuse why you didn’t handle it a different type of way,” Gilliam stated, regarding the APD’s approach. “You could have even told them, ‘Step off to the side; let me ask your mom or your auntie a few questions so we can get this cleared up.’ There was different ways to handle it.”

Most unfortunate in this was the reaction fro, Gillam’s 14-year-old niece who feels that the APD has failed and will continue to fail her.

“It’s like they don’t care,” the teenager said. “Who am I going to call when my life is in danger?”

Who indeed.

The APD has issued a public apology to Gillam and the family, while also announcing it intends to investigate the situation.

Statement regarding yesterday's car stop at Iliff and Buckley. pic.twitter.com/rNIJhRjUOu

— Chief Vanessa Wilson (@APDChiefWilson) August 4, 2020

Gillam has the good fortune of having legal representation via David Lane, a Denver lawyer who also represents the family of the aforementioned Elijah McCain.

There’s a certain song from a certain West Coast group that would fit in neatly here. Use your imagination.

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Photo: Getty

source https://hiphopwired.com/894761/colorado-cops-under-investigation-after-mistaking-black-familys-vehicle-as-stolen/

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